Form 8-K
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 8-K

 


 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)

October 24, 2005

 


 

RAYONIER INC.

 


 

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-6780

 

Incorporated in the State of North Carolina

I.R.S. Employer Identification Number 13-2607329

 

50 North Laura Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32202

(Principal Executive Office)

 

Telephone Number: (904) 357-9100

 


 

Check the appropriate box below if the form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 



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RAYONIER INC.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

On October 24, 2005, a press release was issued announcing third quarter 2005 consolidated earnings for Rayonier Inc. A copy of Rayonier’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

(c) Exhibits.

 

99.1    Press release entitled “Rayonier Reports Third Quarter 2005 Results” issued October 24, 2005.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of l934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

RAYONIER INC. (Registrant)

BY:

 

/s/ HANS E. VANDEN NOORT


   

Hans E. Vanden Noort

   

Senior Vice President and

   

Chief Accounting Officer

 

October 24, 2005

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

EXHIBIT NO.

  

DESCRIPTION


   LOCATION

99.1    Rayonier Reports Third Quarter 2005 Results, dated October 24, 2005    Furnished herewith

 

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Third Quarter 2005 Results

Exhibit 99.1

 

FOR RELEASE AT 8:00 A.M. EDT    For further information
MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2005    Media Contact:    Jay Fredericksen
          904-357-9106
     Investor Contact:    Parag Bhansali
          904-357-9155

 

Rayonier Reports Third Quarter 2005 Results

 

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., October 24, 2005 – Rayonier (NYSE:RYN) today reported third quarter income from continuing operations of $74.9 million, or 96 cents per share. This compares to $41.6 million, or 54 cents per share, in second quarter 2005 and $25.1 million, or 33 cents per share, in third quarter 2004. Net income for the quarter was $75.0 million, or 96 cents per share. All earnings-per-share data reflect the three-for-two stock split completed October 17, 2005.

 

Third quarter 2005 results included the following special items:

 

    An income tax benefit of $25.8 million, or 33 cents per share, associated with the repatriation of foreign earnings.

 

    Tax and related interest benefits of $8.1 million, or 10 cents per share, from the favorable resolution of tax audits for prior years.

 

    A gain of $5.2 million, or 7 cents per share, from an arbitration award related to the sharing of insurance proceeds by the company’s former parent.

 

Second quarter 2005 special items included a tax benefit of $7.2 million, or 9 cents per share, related to an IRS audit settlement.

 

Also, both third and second quarter 2005 results included tax benefits from like-kind exchange (LKE) transactions of approximately $1 million compared to $10 million, or 13 cents per share, in third quarter 2004.

 

Lee Nutter, Chairman, President and CEO, said: “With strong demand and pricing across all product lines, income from continuing operations was above both the second quarter and last year’s third quarter, despite higher raw material and energy costs.


Cash flow, including proceeds from the sale of our medium-density-fiberboard business, remained strong, enabling us to reduce debt by 14 percent from the end of the prior quarter.”

 

Excluding the special items, third quarter income from continuing operations was above second quarter primarily due to higher real estate sales, somewhat offset by a normal seasonal decline in Northwest timber sales. On the same basis, compared to third quarter 2004, earnings improved primarily due to increased real estate sales and Northwest timber prices, partially offset by reduced LKE tax benefits.

 

Cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30 of $206 million was $26 million below the comparable period in 2004 due to working capital increases. However, Cash Available for Distribution (CAD) of $159 million was $11 million above last year. (CAD is a non-GAAP measure defined and reconciled to GAAP measures in the attached exhibits.)

 

Sales for the third quarter of $300 million were $9 million and $32 million above second quarter 2005 and third quarter 2004, respectively.

 

Debt at quarter-end of $590 million was $69 million below year end 2004 primarily due to strong cash flow and proceeds of $40 million from the sale of the medium-density-fiberboard business. Debt less cash of $480 million declined $94 million from year end. The debt-to-capital ratio of 42.2 percent strengthened from 45.3 percent at year end. Cash at September 30, 2005, was $110 million.

 

Timber

 

Sales of $46 million and operating income of $16 million were $9 million and $7 million below second quarter, respectively, primarily due to the normal seasonal decline in Northwest volume and higher costs. Compared to third quarter 2004, sales and operating income improved $6 million and $4 million, respectively, mainly due to higher Northwest prices partially offset by lower volume and increased costs.

 

Real Estate

 

Sales of $28 million and operating income of $22 million were $13 million and $11 million above second quarter, respectively, and $20 million and $17 million higher than third quarter 2004, respectively, due to increased sales of development and rural properties and higher per acre prices for development properties.


Performance Fibers

 

Sales of $159 million were $6 million and $16 million above second quarter 2005 and third quarter 2004, respectively, primarily due to higher prices for absorbent materials and cellulose specialty products and increased volumes of cellulose specialty products. However, operating income of $16 million decreased $3 million and $1 million compared to second quarter 2005 and third quarter 2004, respectively, due to higher wood, chemical, and energy costs.

 

Wood Products

 

Sales of $36 million and operating income of $5 million were each $1 million below the second quarter. Sales improved $2 million from third quarter 2004 while operating income was essentially unchanged as higher prices were offset by increased manufacturing costs.

 

Other Operations

 

Sales of $32 million and essentially breakeven operating results were both $1 million above second quarter. Sales declined $14 million from third quarter 2004 due to weaker trading activity while operating income was unchanged.

 

Other Items

 

Corporate expenses of $10.2 million were $1.9 million and $2.2 million above second quarter 2005 and third quarter 2004, respectively, largely due to higher stock price-based incentive compensation.

 

Intersegment eliminations and other of $2.2 million was $2.6 million and $2 million favorable to second quarter 2005 and third quarter 2004, respectively, primarily due to proceeds from an insurance settlement.

 

Interest and miscellaneous income of $11.9 million was $10.9 million and $11.2 million above second quarter 2005 and third quarter 2004, respectively, mainly due to the previously noted arbitration award and interest benefits associated with the favorable resolution of tax audits.


The year-to-date effective tax rate, before discrete items, was 13.9 percent compared to 16.3 percent for the same period in 2004, primarily due to reduced taxes on U.S. manufacturing operations from 2004 tax law changes and lower taxes on foreign operations (see Schedule J for details).

 

The overall third quarter 2005 income tax benefit of $21.8 million included the impact on taxes of the following previously noted special items: a $25.8 million income tax benefit associated with the repatriation of foreign earnings, a $3.1 million net tax benefit related to favorable tax audits for prior years and a $3.0 million tax expense related to the arbitration award.

 

Outlook

 

Fourth quarter 2005 results are expected to be well above fourth quarter 2004 due to increased real estate sales and higher prices for U.S. timber and cellulose specialty products, but somewhat below third quarter 2005 (excluding the aforementioned special items) due to increased performance fibers manufacturing costs partially offset by higher volumes of cellulose specialty products and Northwest timber.

 

“Global demand for our cellulose specialty products is particularly strong and is expected to result in further price improvement in January 2006 with the completion of annual pricing negotiations under multi-year contracts,” Nutter said.

 

Fourth quarter results will include net cash proceeds of $65 million and a gain of approximately $30 million, or 39 cents per share, from the previously announced sale of the company’s New Zealand timberlands to a consortium in which Rayonier holds a 49.7 percent interest. The transaction closed October 3, 2005.

 

As previously announced, the quarterly cash dividend, beginning with the fourth quarter, has been increased 13.7 percent to 47 cents per share on a post-split basis.

 

Rayonier has 2.2 million acres of prime timberland and real estate in the U.S. and New Zealand. Its real estate subsidiary, TerraPointe LLC, is charged with maximizing the value of its extensive higher-and-better use properties, particularly in the fast growing counties along Interstate 95 between Savannah, Georgia, and Daytona Beach, Florida, where Rayonier owns approximately 200,000 acres. Rayonier is also the world’s leading producer of high performance cellulose specialty products. Approximately 40 percent of the company’s sales are outside the U.S. to customers in more than 50 countries.


Reported results are preliminary and not final until filing of the third quarter 2005 Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission and, therefore, remain subject to adjustment. Statements regarding anticipated demand, pricing, manufacturing costs, earnings, and real estate sales are “forward-looking statements” made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of federal securities laws. The following important factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements: changes in global market trends and world events; interest rate and currency movements; fluctuations in demand for, or supply of, cellulose specialty products, absorbent materials, timber, wood products or real estate and entry of new competitors into these markets; adverse weather conditions affecting production, timber availability and sales, or distribution; changes in production costs for wood products or performance fibers, particularly for raw materials such as wood, energy and chemicals; unexpected delays in the closing of real estate sale transactions; changes in law or policy that might limit or restrict the development of real estate; the ability of the company to identify and complete timberland and higher-value real estate acquisitions; the company’s ability to satisfy complex rules in order to qualify as a REIT; the availability of tax deductions and the ability of the company to complete tax-efficient exchanges of real estate; and implementation or revision of governmental policies and regulations affecting the environment, endangered species, import and export controls or taxes, including changes in tax laws that could reduce the benefits associated with REIT status. For additional factors that could impact future results, please see the company’s most recent Form 10-K on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Rayonier assumes no obligation to update these statements except as may be required by law.

 

A conference call will be held on Monday, October 24, at 2:00 p.m. EDT to discuss these results. Interested parties are invited to listen to the live webcast by logging onto www.rayonier.com and following the link. Supplemental materials will be available at the website. A replay will be available on the site shortly after the call where it will be archived for one month. Also, investors may access the “listen only” conference call by dialing 913-981-5584.

 

For further information, visit the company’s web site at www.rayonier.com. Complimentary copies of Rayonier press releases and other financial documents are also available by mail or fax by calling 1-800-RYN-7611.

 

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RAYONIER

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 (unaudited)

 

(millions of dollars, except per share information)

 

     Three Months Ended

    Nine Months Ended

 
     September 30,
2005


    June 30,
2005


    September 30,
2004


    September 30,
2005


    September 30,
2004


 

Profitability

                                        

Sales

   $ 299.5     $ 290.3     $ 267.9     $ 864.8     $ 878.3  

Operating income

   $ 51.0     $ 48.9     $ 32.1     $ 147.2     $ 146.4  

Income from continuing operations

   $ 74.9     $ 41.6     $ 25.1     $ 151.3     $ 146.1  

Discontinued operations

   $ 0.1     $ (24.7 )   $ (1.0 )   $ (24.9 )   $ (2.7 )

Net income

   $ 75.0     $ 16.9     $ 24.1     $ 126.4     $ 143.4  

Income per diluted common share

                                        

Continuing operations

   $ 0.96     $ 0.54     $ 0.33     $ 1.95     $ 1.90  

Net income

   $ 0.96     $ 0.22     $ 0.32     $ 1.63     $ 1.87  

Pro forma income from continuing operations (see schedule H)

   $ 0.46     $ 0.45     $ 0.33     $ 1.23     $ 1.25  

Operating income as a percent of sales

     17.0 %     16.8 %     12.0 %     17.0 %     16.7 %

ROE (annualized) (a)

     14.7 %     13.4 %     16.6 %     14.7 %     16.6 %

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,


 
     2005

    2004

 

Capital Resources and Liquidity

                

Continuing operations:

                

Cash provided by operating activities

   $ 206.1     $ 232.4  

Cash used for investing activities

   $ (77.9 )   $ (141.9 )

Cash used for financing activities

   $ (150.0 )   $ (71.4 )

Adjusted EBITDA (b) (d)

   $ 280.1     $ 268.6  

Cash Available for Distribution (CAD) (c) (d)

   $ 159.4     $ 148.9  

Repayment of debt, net

   $ (67.8 )   $ (2.8 )

Debt

   $ 589.8     $ 615.5  

Debt / capital

     42.2 %     43.7 %

Cash

   $ 109.6     $ 41.6  

(a), (b), (c) and (d), see Schedule C.

 

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RAYONIER

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED INCOME

SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 (unaudited)

 

(millions of dollars, except per share information)

 

     Three Months Ended

    Nine Months Ended

 
     September 30,
2005


   

June 30,

2005


    September 30,
2004


    September 30,
2005


    September 30,
2004


 

Sales

   $ 299.5     $ 290.3     $ 267.9     $ 864.8     $ 878.3  
    


 


 


 


 


Costs and expenses

                                        

Cost of sales

     237.7       227.0       224.6       682.1       689.1  

Selling and general expenses

     16.9       15.3       12.7       46.7       44.9  

Other operating income, net

     (6.1 )     (0.9 )     (1.5 )     (11.2 )     (2.1 )
    


 


 


 


 


Operating income

     51.0       48.9       32.1       147.2       146.4  

Interest expense

     (9.8 )     (12.8 )     (11.5 )     (35.0 )     (34.6 )

Interest and miscellaneous income, net

     11.9       1.0       0.7       13.4       1.8  
    


 


 


 


 


Income before taxes

     53.1       37.1       21.3       125.6       113.6  

Income tax benefit (a)

     21.8       4.5       3.8       25.7       32.5  
    


 


 


 


 


Income from continuing operations

   $ 74.9     $ 41.6     $ 25.1     $ 151.3     $ 146.1  

Discontinued operations, net

     0.1       (24.7 )     (1.0 )     (24.9 )     (2.7 )
    


 


 


 


 


Net income (a)

   $ 75.0     $ 16.9     $ 24.1     $ 126.4     $ 143.4  
    


 


 


 


 


Income per Common Share:

                                        

Basic

                                        

From continuing operations

   $ 0.99     $ 0.55     $ 0.34     $ 2.00     $ 1.96  
    


 


 


 


 


Net income

   $ 0.99     $ 0.22     $ 0.33     $ 1.67     $ 1.92  
    


 


 


 


 


Diluted

                                        

From continuing operations

   $ 0.96     $ 0.54     $ 0.33     $ 1.95     $ 1.90  
    


 


 


 


 


Net income

   $ 0.96     $ 0.22     $ 0.32     $ 1.63     $ 1.87  
    


 


 


 


 


Pro forma income from continuing operations (b)

                                        

Adjusted basic EPS

   $ 0.47     $ 0.45     $ 0.34     $ 1.25     $ 1.29  
    


 


 


 


 


Adjusted diluted EPS

   $ 0.46     $ 0.45     $ 0.33     $ 1.23     $ 1.25  
    


 


 


 


 


Weighted average Common Shares used for determining

                                        

Basic EPS

     75,658,512       75,326,922       74,580,075       75,390,193       74,309,063  
    


 


 


 


 


Diluted EPS

     77,753,165       77,412,110       76,685,147       77,490,723       76,401,050  
    


 


 


 


 



(a) and (b), see Schedule C.

 

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RAYONIER

FOOTNOTES FOR SCHEDULES A AND B

SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 (unaudited)

 

(millions of dollars, except per share information)

 

Schedule A     

 

  (a) Based on year-to-date percent; major land sales and REIT conversion costs are not annualized.

 

  (b) Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings from continuing operations before interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion, amortization and the non-cash cost basis of real estate sold. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure of operating cash generating capacity of the Company. See reconciliation on Schedule I.

 

  (c) Cash Available for Distribution (CAD) is defined as cash provided by operating activities less capital spending, the tax benefit on the exercise of stock options, tax benefits associated with certain strategic acquisitions and the change in committed cash. CAD is a non-GAAP measure of cash generated during a period that is available for dividend distribution, repurchase of the Company’s common shares, debt reduction and for strategic acquisitions net of associated financing. See reconciliation on Schedule H.

 

  (d) Management considers these measures to be important to estimate the enterprise and shareholder values of the Company as a whole and of its core segments, and for allocating capital resources. In addition, analysts, investors and creditors use these measures when analyzing the financial condition and cash generating ability of the Company.

 

Schedule B

 

  (a) Three months ended September 30, 2005 includes: a tax benefit of $25.8 million associated with the repatriation of foreign earnings; tax benefits and adjustment of accrued interest expense/income of $8.1 million resulting from IRS audit settlements; and a favorable non-operating income adjustment of $5.2 million resulting from an arbitration award. Nine months ended September 30, 2005 also includes tax benefits of $16.7 million resulting from IRS audit settlements. Nine months ended September 30, 2004 includes reversal of deferred taxes not required after REIT conversion of $77.9 million and additional taxes for repatriation of foreign earnings of ($28.2) million for a net effect of $49.7 million.

 

  (b) Three months ended September 30, 2005 excludes: a tax benefit of $0.33 per share associated with the repatriation of foreign earnings; tax benefits and adjustment of accrued interest expense/income of $0.10 per share resulting from IRS audit settlements; and a favorable non-operating income adjustment of $0.07 per share, resulting from an arbitration award. Nine months ended September 30, 2005 also excludes tax benefits of $0.22 per share, resulting from IRS audit settlements. Nine months ended September 30, 2004 includes reversal of deferred taxes not required after REIT conversion of $1.02 per share and additional taxes for repatriation of foreign earnings of ($0.37) per share, for a net effect of $0.65 per share. See reconciliation on Schedule H.

 

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RAYONIER

BUSINESS SEGMENT SALES AND OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)

SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 (unaudited)

 

(millions of dollars)

 

     Three Months Ended

    Nine Months Ended

 
     September 30,
2005


    June 30,
2005


    September 30,
2004


    September 30,
2005


    September 30,
2004


 

Sales

                                        

Timber

   $ 45.5     $ 54.5     $ 39.2     $ 151.9     $ 141.6  

Real Estate

     27.6       14.7       7.3       65.9       81.0  

Performance Fibers

                                        

Cellulose specialties

     114.8       108.0       103.3       323.9       303.6  

Absorbent materials

     44.3       45.2       39.4       131.4       124.4  
    


 


 


 


 


Total Performance Fibers

     159.1       153.2       142.7       455.3       428.0  
    


 


 


 


 


Wood Products

     35.6       36.4       33.2       102.5       95.3  

Other Operations

     32.1       31.5       45.8       89.9       133.0  

Intersegment eliminations

     (0.4 )     —         (0.3 )     (0.7 )     (0.6 )
    


 


 


 


 


Total sales

   $ 299.5     $ 290.3     $ 267.9     $ 864.8     $ 878.3  
    


 


 


 


 


Operating income (loss)

                                        

Timber

   $ 16.4     $ 23.1     $ 12.6     $ 63.2     $ 55.5  

Real Estate

     21.8       10.7       4.9       47.8       63.6  

Performance Fibers

     15.6       18.5       16.7       46.5       41.2  

Wood Products

     4.6       5.7       5.0       13.6       12.3  

Other Operations

     0.6       (0.4 )     0.7       0.4       5.0  

Corporate

     (10.2 )     (8.3 )     (8.0 )     (26.1 )     (30.9 )

Intersegment eliminations and other (Including Corporate FX)

     2.2       (0.4 )     0.2       1.8       (0.3 )
    


 


 


 


 


Total operating income

   $ 51.0     $ 48.9     $ 32.1     $ 147.2     $ 146.4  
    


 


 


 


 


 

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RAYONIER

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AND STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 (unaudited)

(millions of dollars)

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

     September 30,
2005


    December 31,
2004


 

Assets

                

Current assets

   $ 341.6     $ 369.4  

Timber, timberlands and logging roads, net of depletion and amortization

     1,035.4       1,053.5  

Property, plant and equipment

     1,352.4       1,333.3  

Less - accumulated depreciation

     (986.7 )     (936.2 )
    


 


       365.7       397.1  
    


 


Other assets

     113.6       113.9  
    


 


     $ 1,856.3     $ 1,933.9  
    


 


Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

                

Current liabilities

   $ 259.3     $ 246.7  

Deferred income taxes

     5.1       46.5  

Long-term debt

     556.2       610.3  

Non-current reserves for dispositions and discontinued operations

     126.2       133.9  

Other non-current liabilities

     102.3       100.1  

Shareholders’ equity

     807.2       796.4  
    


 


     $ 1,856.3     $ 1,933.9  
    


 


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                
     Nine Months Ended

 
     September 30,
2005


    September 30,
2004


 

Cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations:

                

Income from continuing operations

   $ 151.3     $ 146.1  

Depreciation, depletion, amortization and non-cash cost basis of real estate sold

     119.6       120.4  

Other non-cash items included in income*

     (34.0 )     (46.8 )

Changes in working capital and other assets and liabilities

     (30.8 )     12.7  
    


 


       206.1       232.4  
    


 


Cash used for investing activities of continuing operations:

                

Capital expenditures, net of sales and retirements

     (51.5 )     (52.7 )

Purchase of timberlands

     (12.9 )     (89.2 )

Increase in restricted cash

     (13.5 )     —    
    


 


       (77.9 )     (141.9 )
    


 


Cash used for financing activities:

                

Repayment of debt, net

     (67.8 )     (2.8 )

Dividends paid

     (93.5 )     (83.3 )

Issuance of common shares

     11.3       14.7  
    


 


       (150.0 )     (71.4 )
    


 


Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     (0.1 )     0.3  
    


 


Cash provided by discontinued operations

     47.4       0.8  
    


 


Cash and cash equivalents:

                

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

     25.5       20.2  

Balance, beginning of year

     84.1       21.4  
    


 


Balance, end of period

   $ 109.6     $ 41.6  
    


 



* 2005 - mainly the U.S. tax benefit on repatriation of foreign earnings and favorable tax settlements, including interest. 2004 - mainly reversal of deferred taxes not required after REIT conversion of ($77.9) million and additional taxes for repatriation of foreign earnings of $28.2 million, for a net effect of ($49.7) million.

 

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RAYONIER

SELECTED SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL DATA

SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 (unaudited)

 

(millions of dollars)

 

     Three Months Ended

    Nine Months Ended

 
     September 30,
2005


    June 30,
2005


    September 30,
2004


    September 30,
2005


    September 30,
2004


 

Geographical Data (Non-U.S.)

                                        

Sales

                                        

New Zealand

   $ 13.1     $ 14.1     $ 12.2     $ 36.1     $ 36.2  

Other

     1.6       2.8       7.1       7.1       22.5  
    


 


 


 


 


Total

   $ 14.7     $ 16.9     $ 19.3     $ 43.2     $ 58.7  
    


 


 


 


 


Operating income (loss)

                                        

New Zealand

   $ 1.5     $ 0.8     $ 1.8     $ 3.0     $ 3.6  

Other

     (0.8 )     (0.5 )     (1.0 )     (1.4 )     (2.0 )
    


 


 


 


 


Total

   $ 0.7     $ 0.3     $ 0.8     $ 1.6     $ 1.6  
    


 


 


 


 


Timber

                                        

Sales

                                        

Northwest U.S.

   $ 18.8     $ 26.0     $ 17.0     $ 71.1     $ 63.2  

Southeast U.S.

     19.1       21.6       14.9       61.6       59.0  

New Zealand

     7.6       6.9       7.3       19.2       19.4  
    


 


 


 


 


Total

   $ 45.5     $ 54.5     $ 39.2     $ 151.9     $ 141.6  
    


 


 


 


 


Operating income

                                        

Northwest U.S.

   $ 8.8     $ 16.0     $ 8.0     $ 41.2     $ 33.8  

Southeast U.S.

     5.9       5.8       2.7       18.1       17.2  

New Zealand

     1.7       1.3       1.9       3.9       4.5  
    


 


 


 


 


Total

   $ 16.4     $ 23.1     $ 12.6     $ 63.2     $ 55.5  
    


 


 


 


 


Adjusted EBITDA by Segment

                                        

Timber and Real Estate*

   $ 58.4     $ 51.7     $ 30.1     $ 170.9     $ 173.6  

Performance Fibers

     35.3       37.2       37.2       100.9       100.8  

Wood Products

     6.4       7.5       7.6       19.0       18.7  

Other Operations

     1.2       0.1       1.2       1.5       5.9  

Corporate and other

     3.2       (8.3 )     (7.3 )     (12.2 )     (30.4 )
    


 


 


 


 


Total

   $ 104.5     $ 88.2     $ 68.8     $ 280.1     $ 268.6  
    


 


 


 


 



* The Company is in the process of creating separate balance sheet information for the Timber and Real Estate segments.

 

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RAYONIER

SELECTED OPERATING INFORMATION

SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 (unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended

    Nine Months Ended

 
     September 30,
2005


    June 30,
2005


    September 30,
2004


    September 30,
2005


    September 30,
2004


 

Timber

                              

Sales volume - Timber

                              

Northwest U.S., in millions of board feet

   48     69     61     193     230  

Southeast U.S., in thousands of short green tons

   1,080     1,206     842     3,507     3,231  

New Zealand, in thousands of metric tons

   191     143     173     428     437  

Timber sales volume - Intercompany

                              

Southeast U.S., in thousands of short green tons

   18     2     8     41     29  

New Zealand, in thousands of metric tons

   1     1     7     3     7  

Real Estate

                              

Acres sold

                              

TerraPointe - Development

   2,411     1,006     675     4,937     3,500  

TerraPointe - Rural

   7,930     5,028     1,284     22,107     26,297  

Northwest U.S.

   44     151     174     275     217  
    

 

 

 

 

Total

   10,385     6,185     2,133     27,319     30,014 *

Performance Fibers

                              

Sales Volume

                              

Cellulose specialties, in thousands of metric tons

   120     113     112     340     328  

Absorbent materials, in thousands of metric tons

   65     69     61     201     204  

Production as a percent of capacity

   103.8 %   102.8 %   98.5 %   103.1 %   98.9 %

Lumber

                              

Sales volume, in millions of board feet

   89     90     87     262     261  

* Includes 5,487 acres associated with a Northeast Florida sale ($26 million) of timber lease rights.

 

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RAYONIER

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES

SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 (unaudited)

 

(millions of dollars, except per share information)

 

     Nine Months Ended

 
     September 30,
2005


    September 30,
2004


 

Cash Available for Distribution

                

Cash provided by operating activities

   $ 206.1     $ 232.4  

Capital spending (a)

     (51.5 )     (52.7 )

Like-kind exchange tax benefits on third party land sales (b)

     (2.0 )     (9.9 )

Like-kind exchange tax benefits on intercompany land sales (b)

     —         (20.2 )

Decrease in committed cash

     10.0       2.8  

Tax benefit on exercise of stock options

     (3.2 )     (3.5 )
    


 


Cash Available for Distribution

   $ 159.4     $ 148.9  
    


 



(a) Capital Spending is net of sales and retirements and excludes strategic acquisitions.
(b) Represents taxes that would have been paid if the Company had not completed LKE transactions.

 

     Three Months Ended

   Nine Months Ended

 
     September 30,
2005


    June 30,
2005


    September 30,
2004


   September 30,
2005


    September 30,
2004


 

Income from Continuing Operations per Common Share

                                       

Basic EPS

   $ 0.99     $ 0.55     $ 0.34    $ 2.00     $ 1.96  
    


 


 

  


 


Diluted EPS

   $ 0.96     $ 0.54     $ 0.33    $ 1.95     $ 1.90  
    


 


 

  


 


Deferred taxes not required after REIT conversion

                                       

Basic EPS

     —         —         —        —         (1.05 )
    


 


 

  


 


Diluted EPS

     —         —         —        —         (1.02 )
    


 


 

  


 


Taxes associated with repatriation of foreign earnings

                                       

Basic EPS

     (0.34 )     —         —        (0.34 )     0.38  
    


 


 

  


 


Diluted EPS

     (0.33 )     —         —        (0.33 )     0.37  
    


 


 

  


 


IRS audit settlements including adjustment of accrued interest

                                       

Basic EPS

     (0.11 )     (0.10 )     —        (0.34 )     —    
    


 


 

  


 


Diluted EPS

     (0.10 )     (0.09 )     —        (0.32 )     —    
    


 


 

  


 


Arbitration award

                                       

Basic EPS

     (0.07 )     —         —        (0.07 )     —    
    


 


 

  


 


Diluted EPS

     (0.07 )     —         —        (0.07 )     —    
    


 


 

  


 


Pro forma income from Continuing Operations per Common Share

                                       

Adjusted basic EPS

   $ 0.47     $ 0.45     $ 0.34    $ 1.25     $ 1.29  
    


 


 

  


 


Adjusted diluted EPS

   $ 0.46     $ 0.45     $ 0.33    $ 1.23     $ 1.25  
    


 


 

  


 


 

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RAYONIER

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES *

SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 (unaudited)

 

(millions of dollars)

 

     Timber and
Real Estate


    Performance
Fibers


    Wood
Products


    Other
Operations


    Corporate
and other


    Total

 

Adjusted EBITDA

                                                

Three Months Ended

                                                

September 30, 2005

                                                

Cash provided by operating activities

   $ 61.8     $ 19.7     $ 8.6     $ 2.8     $ (9.7 )   $ 83.2  

Income tax benefit

     —         —         —         —         (21.8 )     (21.8 )

Interest expense

     —         —         —         —         9.8       9.8  

Working capital increases (decreases)

     1.0       16.3       (2.2 )     (1.7 )     (3.6 )     9.8  

Other balance sheet changes

     (4.4 )     (0.7 )     —         —         28.6 (a)     23.5  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 58.4     $ 35.3     $ 6.4     $ 1.1     $ 3.3     $ 104.5  
    


 


 


 


 


 


June 30, 2005

                                                

Cash provided by operating activities

   $ 37.6     $ 28.8     $ 6.9     $ 2.5     $ (28.3 )   $ 47.5  

Income tax benefit

     —         —         —         —         (4.5 )     (4.5 )

Interest expense

     —         —         —         —         12.8       12.8  

Working capital increases (decreases)

     9.4       8.3       0.7       (2.0 )     4.6       21.0  

Other balance sheet changes

     4.7       0.1       (0.1 )     (0.4 )     7.1       11.4  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 51.7     $ 37.2     $ 7.5     $ 0.1     $ (8.3 )   $ 88.2  
    


 


 


 


 


 


September 30, 2004

                                                

Cash provided by operating activities

   $ 26.9     $ 47.0     $ 8.2     $ 6.2     $ (13.6 )   $ 74.7  

Income tax benefit

     —         —         —         —         (3.8 )     (3.8 )

Interest expense

     —         —         —         —         11.5       11.5  

Working capital increases (decreases)

     (0.1 )     (9.5 )     (0.6 )     (5.1 )     (5.4 )     (20.7 )

Other balance sheet changes

     3.3       (0.3 )     —         0.1       4.0       7.1  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 30.1     $ 37.2     $ 7.6     $ 1.2     $ (7.3 )   $ 68.8  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Nine Months Ended

                                                

September 30, 2005

                                                

Cash provided by operating activities

   $ 171.8     $ 74.3     $ 17.1     $ 1.6     $ (58.7 )   $ 206.1  

Income tax benefit

     —         —         —         —         (25.7 )     (25.7 )

Interest expense

     —         —         —         —         35.0       35.0  

Working capital increases (decreases)

     1.9       27.3       1.9       (1.6 )     0.4       29.9  

Other balance sheet changes

     (2.8 )     (0.7 )     —         1.5       36.8 (a)     34.8  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 170.9     $ 100.9     $ 19.0     $ 1.5     $ (12.2 )   $ 280.1  
    


 


 


 


 


 


September 30, 2004

                                                

Cash provided by operating activities

   $ 180.9     $ 93.3     $ 17.0     $ 12.2     $ (71.0 )   $ 232.4  

Income tax benefit

     —         —         —         —         (32.5 )     (32.5 )

Interest expense

     —         —         —         —         34.6       34.6  

Working capital increases (decreases)

     (11.5 )     6.4       1.7       (5.7 )     (19.4 )     (28.5 )

Other balance sheet changes

     4.2       1.1       —         (0.6 )     57.9 (b)     62.6  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 173.6     $ 100.8     $ 18.7     $ 5.9     $ (30.4 )   $ 268.6  
    


 


 


 


 


 



* Unusual, non-trade intercompany items between the segments have been eliminated.
(a) Includes U.S. tax benefit on repatriation of foreign earnings of ($25.8) million and favorable tax settlements, net of interest.
(b) Includes reversal of deferred taxes not required after REIT conversion of ($77.9) million partly offset by additional taxes for repatriation of foreign earnings of $28.2 million.

 

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RAYONIER

RECONCILIATION OF STATUTORY INCOME TAX TO REPORTED INCOME TAX

SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 (unaudited)

 

(millions of dollars, except percentages)

 

     Three Months Ended

    Nine Months Ended

 
     September 30,
2005


   

June 30,

2005


    September 30,
2004


    September 30,
2005


    September 30,
2004


 
     $

    %

    $

    %

    $

    %

    $

    %

    $

    %

 

Income tax provision at the U.S. statutory rate

   $ (18.6 )   (35.0 )   $ (13.0 )   (35.0 )   $ (7.5 )   (35.0 )   $ (44.0 )   (35.0 )   $ (39.8 )   (35.0 )

REIT income not subject to federal tax

     10.4     19.6       9.9     26.7       9.7     45.3       28.8     22.9       30.8     27.1  

Lost deduction on REIT interest expense and overhead expenses associated with REIT activities

     (3.2 )   (6.0 )     (2.6 )   (7.0 )     (1.7 )   (7.9 )     (8.7 )   (6.8 )     (10.0 )   (8.8 )

Discrete items included in pretax income

     4.9     6.5 **     —       —         —       —         4.9     2.2 **     —       —    

State and local income taxes, foreign exchange rate changes and permanent differences

     2.3     4.3       0.5     1.2       3.5     16.3       3.5     2.8       0.4     0.4  
    


 

 


 

 


 

 


 

 


 

Income tax (expense) benefit before discrete items *

   $ (4.2 )   (10.6 )   $ (5.2 )   (14.1 )   $ 4.0     18.7     $ (15.5 )   (13.9 )   $ (18.6 )   (16.3 )

U.S. tax benefit on repatriation of foreign earnings

     25.8     48.6       —       —         —       —         25.8     20.5       —       —    

Favorable IRS audit settlements, including adjustment of accrued interest expense / income

     3.1     6.9 **     7.2     19.4       —       —         19.8     16.4 **     —       —    

Tax on favorable arbitration award

     (3.0 )   (3.9 )**     —       —         —       —         (3.0 )   (1.4 )**     —       —    

Exchange rate changes on tax on undistributed foreign earnings

     0.2     0.4       2.5     6.7       (1.6 )   (7.5 )     1.6     1.3       —       —    

Return to accrual adjustments

     (0.1 )   (0.2 )     —       —         1.4     6.5       (0.1 )   (0.1 )     1.4     1.2  

Non-realizability of New Zealand tax credits on U.S. withholding tax for prior years’ intercompany note interest

     —       —         —       —         —       —         (2.9 )   (2.4 )     —       —    
    


 

 


 

 


 

 


 

 


 

Income tax benefit (expense) *

   $ 21.8     41.2     $ 4.5     12.0     $ 3.8     17.7     $ 25.7     20.4     $ (17.2 )   (15.1 )
    


 

 


 

 


 

 


 

 


 


* Nine months ended September 30, 2004 excludes reversal of deferred taxes not required after REIT conversion of $77.9 million and additional taxes for repatriation of foreign earnings of ($28.2) million, for a net effect of $49.7 million.
** Adjusted for change in pretax income due to discrete items.

 

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